Description
Great training is the foundation for great teaching. That is why we developed the “30-Hour Core for Educators of the Gifted and Talented,” taught by Joyce Juntune, Ph.D. This course provides the foundational knowledge necessary for working with gifted students. You will learn what intelligences is, how the brain works, how to develop creativity in your students, how to spot a gifted student, and so much more.
This package is 30 hours of training, covering core topics including:
- Nature & Needs of GT (6 Hour)
- Social and Emotional (6 Hour)
- Developing Creative Thinking (6 Hour)
- Differentiation of Curriculum (6 Hour)
- Screening, Assessment, and Identification (6 Hour)
Presenter Bio
Dr. Joyce Juntune is a renowned consultant, trainer, professor, and lecturer with more than 45 years of experience in the field of education. She is an instructional associate professor at Texas A&M University, and she teaches graduate-level courses in her expert areas of intelligence, child and adolescent development, educational psychology, giftedness, and creativity. She has focused the majority of her career on the areas of intelligence and gifted and talented education. Dr. Juntune has served as the executive director for the National Association for Gifted Children and the Institute for Applied Creativity at Texas A&M University.
Irma – RIO GRANDE CITY CISD (verified owner) –
This course offers various activities that can be used in our classroom with our gifted and talented learners.
Tawanda – Aldine ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative. GT students are forever changing and being able to understand their intellectual levels, emotional stressors, and perspectives are very important.
Thank you for the class assignments and ideas to use when working with GT students.
Juan – CLEVELAND ISD (verified owner) –
Good!
Melanie – GRAND PRAIRIE ISD (verified owner) –
it was very informative
David – ALICE ISD (verified owner) –
It contains strategies for building verbal intelligence.
Osiel – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Great Work loved it
Allison – HUNTSVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
Great course
Tara – CONROE ISD (verified owner) –
Very interesting to understand the emotional side of gifted students
Vianey – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative
Maggaly – RIO GRANDE CITY CISD (verified owner) –
it is informational